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Mediator of a new covenant (διαθηκης καινης μεσιτης). See 8:6 for this phrase with κρειττονος instead of καινης.
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And for this cause. With this view; that is, to make an effectual atonement for sin, and to provide a way by which the troubled conscience…

And for this cause.—Or, And because of this. This verse looks back to the great truth of Hebrews 9:11-12, which the last …

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service per…

“For this reason” may refer to the preceding: because Christ really cleanses us from dead works by his blood, he mediates the new covenant. But it …

And for this cause he is Mediator of the New Testament, etc. He concludes that there is no more need for another priest, because …

And for this cause he is the Mediator of the New Testament ,
&c.] (See Gill on Hebrews 7:22), (See Gill…

The solemn transactions between God and humankind are sometimes called a covenant; in this specific context, it is a testament. A testament is a pe…

Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson